Mugondi S G, Poltera A A
Br J Radiol. 1976 Jul;49(583):594-9. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-49-583-594.
Two hundred formalin-fixed pineal glands from consecutive unselected post-mortems on Ugandan Africans have been X-rayed. The degree of pineal gland calcification has been divided into four stages and it is shown that 43 per cent of all pineal glands after the age of ten years are likely to be detected in an ordinary skull X ray. This high percentage of calcification contrasts with the previously reported low figure from races other than whites. The pineal glands from females were more often calcified and heavier than those from males; however, the stalks of pineal glands from males were calcified more frequently than those of females. The average weight per decade was almost constant. In Ugandan Africans the pineal glands were significantly lighter than in Caucasians, and a possible reason for this is briefly discussed.
对来自乌干达非洲人连续未经挑选的200例尸检中的福尔马林固定松果体进行了X射线检查。松果体钙化程度分为四个阶段，结果显示，十岁以上所有松果体中有43%可能在普通颅骨X射线检查中被发现。这种高钙化率与之前报道的非白人种族的低数字形成对比。女性的松果体比男性的更常钙化且更重；然而，男性松果体的柄比女性的钙化更频繁。每十年的平均重量几乎恒定。在乌干达非洲人中，松果体明显比高加索人轻，并简要讨论了其可能的原因。
